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Tenses in Turkish
Tenses in Turkish
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Notes: For the third person plural (=onlar) , the suffix order is different , see below
For the verbs gitmek ( = to go ) , et-mek and tat-mak, t changes to d if followed by a suffix with a vowe
If a verb ends in a vowel, the last vowel drops and the previous vowel becomes the last vowel of that verb.
Three Exceptions :
git = to go
et = to do, perform ( We use this verb with another noun and the new verb has a different meaning)
yardım eD-iyor-um yardım ediyor muyum? yardım eT-m-iyor-um yardım etm-i-yor muy
?
yardım ediyorsun yardım ediyor musun ? yardım etmiyorsun yardım etmiyor musun?
yardım ediyorsunuz yardım ediyor musunuz ? yardım etmiyorsunuz yardım etmiyor musunu
Notes: For ‘Ben’ and ‘Biz’ if ‘ecek’ , ‘acak’ is followed by a suffix that begins with a vowel,
‘k’ changes to ‘ğ’
If a verb ends in a vowel, we don’t drop it, we put a buffer ‘y’ between the verb and ‘ecek/acak’
We usually use this tense for planned future so if we decide to do something at the time of speaking
without a prior plan, we avoid using this tense.
( = I was doing, I’d been doing, I used to do also I must have been doing )
Notes: If a verb ends in a vowel, we drop it and the previous vowel becomes the last vowel .
If a verb ends in { f , s , t , k , ç , ş , h , p }
Note that some verbs are formed with ( noun + etmek ). No matter how many syllables they
have, they always end in ‘ederim, eder misin ? etc.
Example : sabreTmek sabreDerim / sabreTmem / sabreder miyim ? / sabretmez miyim ?
e , i , ö , ü > er
Verbs ending in L,R,N are exceptions. You often need to know them one by one.
Example : bil > bilir (not biler)
but sil > siler (not silir)
Notes : gidecektim (not gitecektim) because the suffix begins with a vowel